afar
At, to, or from a great distanceAt, to, or from a great distance; far away; distantly.
» The mountains could be seen from afar, and it was a breathtaking sight.
Горы были видны издалека, и это зрелище захватывало дух.
Гори було видно здалеку, і це видовище захоплювало дух.
Meaning
1 sensesAt, to, or from a great distance; far away; distantly.
He was seen from afar.
He loved her from afar.
weit, fern, weit weg
далеко́dalekó, вдалеке́vdaleké, вдали́vdalí
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
Examples
61 sentencesThe mountains could be seen from afar, and it was a breathtaking sight.
Гори було видно здалеку, і це видовище захоплювало дух.
ruГоры были видны издалека, и это зрелище захватывало дух.
Tom watched the celebration from afar.
He kept calling me from afar.
I'd already spotted you from afar.
I only saw him from afar.
ruЯ его только издалека видел.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English afer, equivalent to a- (“for, on, or of”) + far.From Middle English afer, equivalent to a- (“for, on, or of”) + far.
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